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February 2008

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Production, shipments and stocks of lumber, 2008
  February Year-to-date
Production Shipments Stocks Production Shipments
   thousands of cubic meters
Canada 5 032.1 4 867.5 8 496.8 10 273.1 9 530.8
British Columbia 2 555.4 2 553.0 3 622.1 5 300.1 4 977.0
Coast  343.6  364.6  392.1  699.1  661.5
Interior 2 211.7 2 188.5 3 230.0 4 601.0 4 315.5
Northern interior 1 026.8  980.3 1 545.0 2 077.4 1 878.9
Central interior  579.2  549.0  720.2 1 184.3 1 096.2
Southern interior  605.8  659.1  964.8 1 339.4 1 340.4
Alberta  584.5  536.8  867.0 1 194.7 1 098.5
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Manitoba x x x x x
Ontario  469.1  435.7  656.1  961.2  902.0
Quebec 1 131.3 1 082.1 2 826.3 2 226.3 1 997.1
New Brunswick  171.6  149.5  202.2  340.9  328.4
Nova Scotia  81.9  82.4  196.6  162.8  154.0
  percentage change 2007 to 2008
Canada -20.1 -11.4 -7.5 -19.5 -17.5
British Columbia -20.5 -5.2 -13.5 -20.7 -16.4
Coast -14.2 4.7 -10.0 -11.9 -4.9
Interior -21.4 -6.7 -13.9 -21.9 -17.9
Northern interior -23.7 -8.7 -15.1 -27.2 -23.4
Central interior 5.3 23.6 24.1 4.6 7.0
Southern interior -34.2 -20.4 -28.7 -29.6 -24.8
Alberta 1.1 3.3 -2.6 -3.3 0.4
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Manitoba x x x x x
Ontario -28.8 -36.6 -17.5 -30.0 -35.2
Quebec -17.1 -5.5 1.6 -12.0 -9.8
New Brunswick -44.1 -47.1 -25.9 -41.6 -38.9
Nova Scotia -22.5 -22.7 20.9 -25.7 -33.1
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Production and stocks of lumber, British Colombia, by species, 2008
  Standard classification of goods February Production Year-to-date production February Stocks
    code   thousands of cubic meters
British Colombia …      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  90.0  180.2  123.9
Western Red Cedar 4407.10.71  128.9  263.2  213.5
Yellow Cedar 4407.10.72  21.6  29.2  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  125.9  300.0  209.2
Sitka Spruce 4407.10.42 x x x
Spruce, Pine and Fir 4407.10.31 2 187.1 4 517.4 3 075.2
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods … 2 555.4 5 300.1 3 622.1
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) … 2 555.4 5 300.1 3 622.1
British Columbia coast …      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  65.3  105.9  46.7
Western red cedar 4407.10.71 x x x
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  21.6  29.2  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  94.5  233.6  136.6
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42 x x x
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31  59.0  111.0  62.5
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods …  343.6  699.1  392.1
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) …  343.6  699.1  392.1
British Columbia interior …      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  24.7  74.2  77.3
Western red cedar 4407.10.71 x x x
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  31.5  66.5  72.7
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  0.0  0.0  0.0
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31 2 128.1 4 406.4 3 012.7
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods … 2 211.7 4 601.0 3 230.0
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) … 2 211.7 4 601.0 3 230.0
British Columbia northern interior …      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western red cedar 4407.10.71  2.4  4.2  3.8
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  1.5  3.1  3.9
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  0.0  0.0  0.0
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31 1 022.9 2 070.1 1 537.3
Other softwoods 4407.10.99  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total softwoods … 1 026.8 2 077.4 1 545.0
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) … 1 026.8 2 077.4 1 545.0
British Columbia central interior …      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  0.9  0.9  4.8
Western red cedar 4407.10.71  0.0  0.0  0.0
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  0.0  0.0  0.0
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  0.0  0.0  0.0
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31  578.3 1 183.4  715.3
Other softwoods 4407.10.99  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total softwoods …  579.2 1 184.3  720.2
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) …  579.2 1 184.3  720.2
British Columbia southern interior …      
Douglas Fir & Western Larch 4407.10.32  23.8  73.4  72.4
Western red cedar 4407.10.71 x x x
Yellow cedar 4407.10.72  0.0  0.0  0.0
Western Hemlock & Amabilis Fir 4407.10.33  30.0  63.3  68.7
SITKA spruce 4407.10.42  0.0  0.0  0.0
Spruce, pine and fir 4407.10.31  526.9 1 152.8  760.1
Other softwoods 4407.10.99 x x x
Total softwoods …  605.8 1 339.4  964.8
Hardwood 4407.90  0.0  0.0  0.0
Total (softwood and hardwood) …  605.8 1 339.4  964.8
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Production and stocks of lumber by province and species, 2008
  Spruce, pine and fir (SCG code 4407.10.31) 1 Total softwood (SCG code 4407.10) 1 Total hardwood (SCG code 4407.90) 1 Total
  thousands of cubic meters
February production  
Canada 4 421.0 4 934.9  97.2 5 032.1
British Columbia 2 187.1 2 555.4  0.0 2 555.4
Alberta  583.4  583.4  1.1  584.5
Saskatchewan x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x x  0.0 x
Ontario  429.4  441.7  27.4  469.1
Quebec  945.2 1 070.0  61.3 1 131.3
New Brunswick  158.4  164.3  7.3  171.6
Nova Scotia  79.2  81.7  0.2  81.9
Year-to-date production  
Canada 9 016.8 10 079.4  193.7 10 273.1
British Columbia 4 517.4 5 300.1  0.0 5 300.1
Alberta 1 192.4 1 192.4  2.2 1 194.7
Saskatchewan x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x x  0.0 x
Ontario  875.6  905.1  56.1  961.2
Quebec 1 868.6 2 105.7  120.6 2 226.3
New Brunswick  315.7  326.4  14.4  340.9
Nova Scotia  160.0  162.5  0.3  162.8
February stocks  
Canada 7 520.3 8 455.4  41.4 8 496.8
British Columbia 3 075.2 3 622.1  0.0 3 622.1
Alberta  866.4  866.4  0.6  867.0
Saskatchewan x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x x  0.0 x
Ontario  601.0  640.2  15.9  656.1
Quebec 2 474.5 2 803.4  22.8 2 826.3
New Brunswick  189.1  200.2  2.0  202.2
Nova Scotia  187.5  196.6  0.0  196.6
1.
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) code.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Revised data for production, shipments and stocks of lumber, 2007
  February Year-to-date
Softwood (SCG code 4407.10) 1 Hardwood (SCG code 4407.90) 1 Total Softwood (SCG code 4407.10) 1 Hardwood (SCG code 4407.90) 1 Total
    thousands of cubic meters
Total production 2 956.1  126.7 3 082.8 5 832.2  244.6 6 076.8
Alberta  576.9  1.1  578.0 1 233.2  2.3 1 235.5
Saskatchewan x  0.0 x x  0.0 x
Manitoba x  0.0 x x  0.0 x
Ontario  620.2  38.4  658.6 1 293.4  80.1 1 373.6
Quebec 1 291.5  74.0 1 365.5 2 391.5  137.0 2 528.5
New Brunswick  294.1  13.0  307.1  558.6  24.7  583.2
Nova Scotia  105.5  0.2  105.7  218.8  0.4  219.2
Total shipments . . 2 801.4 . . 5 595.1
Alberta . .  519.7 . . 1 094.2
Saskatchewan . . x . . x
Manitoba . . x . . x
Ontario . .  686.8 . . 1 392.8
Quebec . . 1 145.2 . . 2 213.4
New Brunswick . .  282.9 . .  537.5
Nova Scotia . .  106.5 . .  230.1
Total stocks 4 945.1  49.1 4 994.2 .. .. ..
Alberta  888.5  1.3  889.8 .. .. ..
Saskatchewan x  0.0 x .. .. ..
Manitoba x  0.0 x .. .. ..
Ontario  785.1  9.9  795.1 .. .. ..
Quebec 2 750.6  32.1 2 782.7 .. .. ..
New Brunswick  267.0  5.7  272.8 .. .. ..
Nova Scotia  162.5  0.0  162.5 .. .. ..
1.
Standard Classification of Goods (SCG) code.
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
 
Canadian lumber exports, 2008
Province of origin February Year-to-date
Rail Truck Water Total Rail Truck Water Total
   thousands of cubic meters
Canada  497.7 1 725.5  436.4 2 661.5  986.3 3 161.4  843.8 4 993.6
Newfoundland and Labrador  0.4  2.1  0.0  2.6  0.6  4.5  0.0  5.1
Prince Edward Island  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.1
Nova Scotia  10.2  29.8  1.6  41.5  19.3  57.4  2.9  79.5
New Brunswick  34.4  52.2  1.0  87.6  61.0  102.7  9.7  173.5
Quebec  142.4  232.3  19.4  394.1  282.1  434.0  34.9  751.1
Ontario  43.5  117.2  3.1  163.8  92.7  217.7  5.6  316.0
Manitoba  2.9  6.3  0.6  9.8  6.6  21.9  0.6  29.0
Saskatchewan  7.3  1.2  0.0  8.5  15.4  2.8  0.0  18.2
Alberta  52.0  149.2  6.8  208.0  110.5  284.7  8.1  403.3
British Columbia  204.6 1 135.1  403.9 1 745.6  397.9 2 035.8  781.9 3 217.7
Yukon  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0
Northwest Territories  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0
Nunavut  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0
1.
Canadian lumber exports by province of origin as reported by the International Division of Statistics Canada. Totals may not add due to small transactions with unclear mode of transportation which appear only in the totals. Destination of exports by country may be obtained from Statistics Canada's catalogue no. 65-004-X monthly.
 
Production, shipments and stocks of pulp chips, 2008
  February Year-to-date
Production Shipments Stocks Production Shipments
   thousands of oven-dry metric tonnes
Canada 1 446.6 1 453.0  116.5 2 912.7 2 962.6
British Columbia  579.9  569.9  36.3 1 191.8 1 177.1
Coast  77.9  75.2  9.4  154.6  148.2
Interior  502.1  494.7  26.9 1 037.1 1 028.9
Northern interior  238.7  236.6  4.4  479.0  475.6
Central interior  138.5  134.1  5.4  286.4  282.3
Southern interior  124.9  124.0  17.1  271.7  271.0
Other provinces  866.7  883.1  80.2 1 721.0 1 785.5
Note(s):
Totals may not add due to rounding.
Date Modified: 2008-11-17

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